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I stand corrected. I guess I need to spend more time in the members gallery!:stupid: Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Mike. Rob

I would be inclined to snag a Datsun 2000 roadster instead. It was designed as a convertable, plus I wounldn't be hacking up a coupe. The first Z car to have factory T-tops was the 280ZX ('83?). Rob

Well... at least what's left of it!Seriously though, I don't believe I've ever heard of any members here owning or considering buying a convertable'ized' Z car. You know that there never was a convertable option on the 240 through 280 Z's, right? I suppose you could scan the classified ads at the different club sites and see what other sellers are asking for their convertable Z's. I don't recall seeing any here though. Good luck with that, Rob

I bought an aftermarket driveshaft from MSA a few years ago that includes "Spicer" brand u-joints. It has held up very well. Below is the MSA online catalog page for their halfshaft u-joints. It doesn't specify these as being "Spicer" brand, but it couldn't hurt to give them a call. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/SDC01B/22-3002 Rob

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I found the colorbook image, when used as wallpaper for my PC screen, tended to wash out my desktop icons so I reversed the image, so I came up with this image below. It is has the perfect aspect ration for my monitor! Many thanks to ddezso for the original image. I hope you don't mind my "borrowing" it. If it's allright with ddezso, I don't mind anyone "borrowing" this image.

I wonder if the system can be reversed and sent through a charcoal filter so it could eliminate air biscuits?

I inherited my '75 Z from my dad, who bought it new, in 1990. So...I've had access to it since it was new!

The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play. "Here's a copy of the service," he said impatiently. "But you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances." During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected, and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up." At that moment, the substitute organist played "The Star Spangled Banner." And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!

Hi Virto, Evidently there was a change during the model life of the 280Z's. The floor temp warning lamp in my Z is up above the center vents, to the right of the map light, and a blank cover to the left of the map light. As a side note, I recall my '78 280z had a low fuel warning lamp located in the fuel gauge, that would light up when there was less than 1 gallon of gas left. Also, the factory radio's antenna switch was located to the right of the radio.

Hi Matt, I've attahced a photo of the antenna switch along with the other switches and warning lights above them. It appears the PO removed the part of the console that houses the lights. Maybe, if you cared too, you could replace that console with an unmolested one so you'll have the complete set-up.

That square hole next to the hazard switch is where the radio antenna rocker switch is in my Ca. '75 280z. Except for the radio, my Z interior is the way it came from the dealer when new.

Be careful about painting their garage...if you do too good of a job on the garage, they may want you to paint the house too!!! LOL

Ten Commandments For The Car Collector 1. Thou shalt not read thy Hemmings on company time, lest thy employer make it impossible to continue thy car payments. 2. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's car nor his garage, nor his battery charger. 3. Thou shalt not store thy car out-of-doors except for the wife's Toyota. 4. Thou shalt not deceive thy wife into thinking that thee is taking her for a romantic Sunday drive when indeed thou art going out to look at another car. 5. Thou shalt not love thy cars more than thy wife and children. 6. Thou shalt not despise thy neighbor's Edsel, nor his DeSoto, nor even his '47 Plymouth. 7. Thou shalt not tell thy spouse the entire cost of thy latest restoration, at least not all at the same time. 8. Thou shalt not promise thy wife a new addition for the house and then use it to store cars. 9. Thou shalt not allow thy sons and daughters to get married during the car show season. 10. Thou shalt not buy thy wife a floor jack for Christmas.

If you're looking to re-build your engine to factory specs, I can recommend a guy here in Ventura, Ca. He's worked on my Zcars since '82 and I've never been disappointed in the quality of work he's done, and am amazed at how much this guy knows about Zcars. Maybe it's because he's been working on these cars since their inception. If you're looking for something more than stock, you could talk to him about that as well. Whenever I've mentioned engine builders (Rebello or Ztherapy), he knows who they are and what they offer. I suspect he's worked on a few of them. Although he's kind of a purist, I suspect he knows quite a bit about modifying a Z engine. Let me know if you'd like his contact information. P.S. Ventura is about 60 miles northwest of L.A.

The one you're referring to is probably for a 75-76 280z (US). It is exactly the same as my '75 280 except mine appears to be a 260z factory leftover because it has a longitudenal slot beside the ashtray that would be for the choke lever. My '78 280 came with a factory padded console cover that covered the rear tray area and the console had two slots on the top right surface to accept the hinge's mounting plates and the one pictured doesn't appear to have these slots. My '78 console cover's catch was located on the left or front (It's been a long time since I've seen it) and opened to the right.

Would that feature be painting the surfaces in the holes to match the car color? If not, doing so was another way of customization here in the states.

I'm somewhat like you, Rick. I may be getting older...but I'm STILL indestructable!:knockedou

Thanks for the scanned photos you made available, Lachlan. Now I see what Carl looked like 'before' silver hair. He told me about this project a couple of times, but he didn't get into the details that this article covered. I'll send this on to his son (also an accomplished customizer). Rob

I recently discovered a cool locating globe I use to see what different areas around the globe look like. All you have to do is type in the location and it spins a satelite photo image of earth around and zooms in on your location. It's very easy to use, and has some pretty good resolution that is based on the popularity of the region. It also provides a way of "thumbtacking" locations, as well as creating a list, for easy retrieval of previously searched locations. I thought since we have a global membership, this might be something we could use to see what the areas where each of us lives looks like. The link below will take you to the page where you can download (save) or install (run) the plugin into your computer. I am using DSL rated at 356 kb download and it works very well, so I don't know how well it'll work on dail up. Here's the link: http://earth.google.com/

Wouldn't that be Dead Camel?

Ya, I agree with everyone else. It looks like a giant red gopher. :nervous:

The writer must have been confusing the 240z for a Corvette.

Well, that explains why my front end lifts at 115 mph. I guess I didn't have enough balance weights on my front wheels!

Before I say anything...is your dad a lawyer or a judge?